Laverstoke and Freefolk Parish Council launched Test Valley Men’s Shed in the mid-2010s. At first, the flooring was rotten and walls were bare. A local electrician help to run wiring for wall-mounted sockets. Furniture, heaters and machine tools were donated by generous members and, before long, a fully-functioning club and workshop emerged. By 2016/7, we were getting some great press. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9am and 12noon. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed and members chat, share a cuppa and work on individual or collaborative projects – mainly wood and metal work – through the course of the morning. Currently we have 18 members and welcome more. If you are interested to join, or see what we get up to, please pop along to the club or telephone Nick on 07899 840057.
The BBA is a non-profit making charity for people interested in supporting and promoting burn care in the UK and Ireland, for the benefit of the general public. Its core aims are to educate and to encourage research into all aspects of burn injury, its treatment and prevention.
In the immediate day's after childloss, we enable families to focus on their grieving instead of the mundane day to day tasks, with food vouchers. We also facilitate keepsakes and counselling.
Our mission is to support the emotional, social and educational growth of our community's youth. Our programme pairs children and young people with horses to improve emotional wellbeing, help build confidence, trust and life skills through theraputic interactions.